万宝路

萬寶路
Wànbǎolù
noun #28,507

Meanings

  1. 1 Marlboro (cigarette brand)

Examples

HSK 5
Wànbǎolù xiāngyān yǐ niúzǎi xíngxiàng zhùmíng.
Marlboro cigarettes are famous for their cowboy image.
HSK 7-9
Tā jiè le Wànbǎolù, gǎi chōu diànzǐyān.
He quit Marlboro and switched to e-cigarettes.

Tips

memory
万宝路 literally means 'ten-thousand-treasure road' (万 ten thousand + 宝 treasure + 路 road) - a fortuitous-sounding transliteration for a product sold in China.

In Pop Culture

万宝路 Wànbǎolù
Marlboro
Philip Morris cigarette brand, one of the world's best-selling tobacco products. The Marlboro Man cowboy advertising campaign (1954–1999) became an icon of American pop culture.

Stroke Order

万 wàn
宝 bǎo
路 lù